Texas-El Paso vs Long Beach State Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The UTEP Miners and the Longe Beach State Beach are taking to a neutral site to play in the Ball Dawgs Classic. The game is taking place at 8:30 PM EST and Lee’s Family Forum and is not being broadcast on television. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Miners in their last 5 games have posted a 3-2 mark. The last game for the UTEP team ended up being a win over UC Santa Barbara by a score of 79-76. The win moved the UTEP Miners to a record of 3-2 on the year overall.

This year the Miners have ended up getting 79.8 points per game on 47.6% shooting on the season. The Miners have pulled down 28.3 boards per game, but have managed to get 15.8 assists per game. The defense for UTEP has allowed 69.5 points per game, but has ended up getting 4 blocks and 12.8 steals per game.

The Long Beach State team is coming in without a win in their last 5 games. The last game ended up being a loss to Fresno State by a score of 72-69. The losses have dropped Long Beach State to a record of 1-5 on the year so far.

The Long Beach team has managed to get only 66.2 points per game while getting 41% of the shots to fall. The defense for the Long Beach team has allowed 71.8 points per game while getting 2.8 blocks and 7 steals per game. When it comes to the rebounding the Long Beach State team has pulled down 37.8 boards per game, but has ended up getting 11 assists per game.

This is a game that should be easy to see the UTEP team getting the win in the game here. The Miners have ended up playing better offensively, but also are landing better on the shots from the field. That is going to make it easier to see the Miners winning, but also with the Beach having a weaker defense it will be even easier to see the Miners cover the spread. Final Score Prediction, UTEP Miners win and cover 78-66.